New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Authorities stopped and checked 81,340 vehicles, and at least 18, 044 non-CNG and non-electric vehicles not registered in Delhi were turned back from the city's borders during the first 10 days of the ban on entry for vehicles below BS-VI emission standards under the government's winter action plan, according to official data.

Starting November 1, the Delhi government implemented its winter action plan to curb air pollution, restricting entry of non-Delhi-registered vehicles that do not meet BS-VI emission standards into the national capital. Joint enforcement teams from the Delhi traffic police, Delhi transport department and municipal corporation (MCD) were formed and deployed on the borders to stop and verify veh...